Escolha da carreira e da área de atuação: um estudo com discentes em fase de conclusão dos cursos de administração, ciências econômicas e relações internacionais da Unipampa

Abstract

The choice of career and area of ​​action is considered by many as a moment of anxiety and uncertainty and, therefore, requires reflection of future professionals about their abilities and competencies. Thus, the objective of this article is to understand the process of choosing the courses of Administration, Economics and International Relations of the Federal University of Pampa (Unipampa), Campus Livramento / RS. It is a qualitative and descriptive research with students of the graduations of administration, economic sciences and international relations. For this, interviews were conducted with 4 students from each course, who were later analyzed through content analysis. As results, it is emphasized that the students consider it extremely difficult to choose the career and the area of ​​activity and that the family, the professional achievement, the financial return and the affinity had great influence in their choices, but through these factors the students were able To make an appropriate decision to their professional profiles.